Huggins might be in trouble, DUI is good, Bees are bad
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I think context matters and in this case it's clearly derogatory. Hell I have black friends who have asked me to say the N word just to hear to me say it and I refuse.
Younger generations I think are less likely to be offended personally but more likely to be against the language, if that makes any sense?
I legit thought your friend texted that. It was hilarious.
It certainly fits his demeanor. There's Old Bog, being boggy.
I'm done with making excuses for people behaving like bigots. Full stop.
It's kind of like that great grandpa who's still using slurs all the time. Probably not gonna change.
Okay, you are being pedantic. Obviously, it isn't okay or something we should find acceptable.
It is pretty clear they were using the word "acceptable" meaning for that time it was accepted and normalized hate speech.
To be clear, that word and any of its derivations are not okay/acceptable language that we want normalized again. We should be strict and shut it down when it is used, but I think a bit of nuance goes a long way in understanding one another (who likely share the same feelings we do) without shooting our allies.
I believe him. I've been in that exact situation.
I have a buddy who's black that thinks it's funny to hear white people say it, so long as they aren't directing at someone as a slur. He's tried to get me to say it a bunch of times and I won't do it.
He's also frequently the only black person in his social circles, being in rural-ass Iowa, and I think it's his way of disarming racial tension out the gate. His way of saying he's not easily offended and people don't have to walk on eggshells around him as long as they aren't being hateful or mean.
I'm very against the word but black guys say that word with their friends all willy nilly. Sometimes they want to tease me cause they know it makes me uncomfortable.
I haven't seen anyone in this thread say it's ok to use that word.
When people are emotionally charged about an issue, they often stop addressing it in a rational sense.
When people are emotionally charged about an issue, they often stop addressing it in a rational sense.
It's absolutely a game for a large chunk of the black population, knowing that they can use it without repercussion and white people are liable to get assaulted for using it.
But all things considered, I don't understand why some white people can't just let them have it. Is it unfair that they can say it and we can't? Sure. You know what else is (unfathomably more) unfair? Getting shot by the police for no reason. Jim Crow laws. Slavery. Just let 'em have this one.
Yeah I don't really care if they use it but I think that word only causes more negativity even when in proper context, so IMO it's better if it just dies.
Yeah, I did. I laughed because the whole situation was funny. That Bob Huggins confirmed himself as a caustic, out of touch old man. That it was even in his lexicon.
It's funny as hell, the way Blazing Saddles is funny as hell. If you can't find the humor in the situation, I just feel bad for you.
